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Down the Road a Piece - Freddie Slack
Frederick Charles Slack (August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader. Born in Viroqua, Wis., he learned to play drums as a boy. Later took up xylophone and at 13…
Continue Reading »Down to the Wire - Simon McBride
Simon McBride started playing the guitar when he was ten. By age 15 and entirely self-taught, he was good enough to enter Guitarist Magazine’s Young Guitarist of The Year, a performance competition staged at Wembley Conference Centre, which…
Continue Reading »Downchild - Live At The Toronto Jazz Festival - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live At The Toronto Blues Festival, from Downchild (The Downchild Blues Band) and it's packed full of blues and stars. Opening with piano boogie, Can You Hear…
Continue Reading »Downchild - Something I've Done - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Something I've Done, by Downchild. Opening with a high energy Albany, Albany lead vocalist Chuck Jackson leads the way with strong underpinnings by Michael Fonfara on piano…
Continue Reading »Downchild Blues Band
Donnie Walsh thinks a hat might make a difference. “Something that will help the band fit in … or stand out,” says the veteran Canadian bluesman by way of explaining the title of the new Downchild album, I…
Continue Reading »Downhearted Blues - Son House
Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist. House pioneered an innovative style featuring strong, repetitive rhythms, often played with the aid of slide guitar, and his…
Continue Reading »Downhearted Blues - Son House
DELTA BLUES MUSEUM TO HOST RECEPTION FOR DICK WATERMAN, PHOTOGRAPHER Thursday, June 23, 5 - 7 pm. Free, open to the public New museum exhibit to focus on Son House, the renowned bluesman who taught Robert Johnson to…
Continue Reading »Download Walk That Fine Line - Greg Nagy - Free!!
For a very limited time only Greg Nagy is giving away his 2010 BMA Nominated Disc "Walk That Fine Thin Line" for absolutely FREE! The entire record may be downloaded via a link at his website and takes…
Continue Reading »Downsville Blues - Tomcat Courtney
The rest of world is about to discover what San Diego has known for 35 years; Tomcat Courtney is an authentic bluesman in the best of Texas country blues tradition. At the age of 78, Tomcat Courtney made…
Continue Reading »Downtown Blues - Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was an American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel, who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style Stokes was born in…
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